The Main Stream
Witness: Attack at Mexico rehab center kills 13
Posted: Oct 25, 2010 3:57 AM
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) - A client at a drug rehab center in the Mexican border city of Tijuana says a gang of armed men gunned down 13 recovering addicts there.
Prosecutors have not yet confirmed the number of dead. Police at the scene say at least 10 were killed.
The attack would be the first such mass killing at a rehab center in Tijuana, a city praised by some for its anti-gang efforts. Several attacks have killed dozens of recovering addicts in another border city, Ciudad Juarez.
The witness, who asked to be identified only by his first name, "Jesus," for fear of reprisals, says he had stepped out for something to eat when the attacked occurred late Sunday. When he returned, clients told him gunmen made the addicts lie on the floor, and then sprayed them with bullets.
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